This week, the guys circle back to the Player Development Series and discuss different contact points for successful hitters. Plus, Jim and Jake talk about a variety of baseball related topics from what skillset a General Manager in today’s game needs to have to be successful to the role of Advanced Scouting throughout Major League Baseball.
Episode Notes:
5:00 – Dissecting a famous Willie Mays quote
12:00 – What attributes Jake thinks a General Manager needs to be successful in today’s game
15:00 – Discussing the role of Advanced Scouting
30:00 – Which locations are tough to barrel up consistently
33:00 – Letting the ball get deep?
37:00 – Contact points east to west (inside + outside)
40:00 – Getting hitters to understand contact points in swings
45:00 – How a good bat path relates to contact points
51:00 – Contact points for different off-speed pitches
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Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home runs, Mike played for arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, Ted Williams…Using what he learned from his career and from Ted Williams, Mike built a system to identify and fix swing faults. Mike received the only letter of recommendation for hitting instruction Ted Williams ever gave out…After working closely with Mike to learn the craft of teaching hitting, Epstein Hitting is now led by Jake Epstein…Jake has perfected the use of video analysis to create a plan to maximize a player’s swing. In addition to slow-motion video analysis, Jake has built a library of drills that he uses to address the unique needs of individual players. For more information, log on to www.epsteinhitting.com.
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